Scythe Kaze Master Pro KM03-BK Fan Controller Review

The latest fan 5.25 inch fan controller from Scythe is named Kaze Master Pro and has 6 separate channels. The screen can display information about 2 channels at once, but we have switches to go through and see data about all the available channels. It also features alarms, Celsius/Fahrenheit switch and a nice looking VFD screen.

Inside the box

Packaging

The Kaze Master Pro new fan controller from Scythe comes in a medium sized cardboard box with a fancy design; on the top part of the box we can see a frontal photo of the product itself, its code name, the full name and some features on the bottom:

On one of the package laterals, we can see the contents listed that we must find inside:

The full list of specifications can be found on the opposite side of the package:

On the back, we can see a drawing of the electrical board inside and the components explained, some words about the warranty outside Japan and also some warnings:

The fan controller and its accessories are further protected inside the external cardboard box with an enclosure, made from foam:

Inside the box

The foam box is divided into two compartments: one with the accessories and one with the fan controller and the manual:

Here is what we find inside the box:

6 fan power cables

6 thermal sensor cables

one power cable connector to power up the controller

4 little screws to install the controller into the case

stickers to aid installing the thermal sensors on almost any surface

the fan controller

user guide

The fan controller does have a protective plastic on top of the frontal screen, to avoid damages during transport and a lot of black knobs:

The knobs that are on the bottom of the screen are used to control each channel and the lateral ones are used to switch what we do see on the display; with the left 1-2-3 knob, we can see on display information regarding the fan RPMs and temperatures for the first, second and third channel:

On the right part we have the 4-5-6 knob, to be able to see the information on the display for these 3 channels: